Lunch

How Can I Upgrade My Brown-Bag Lunch?
Pound of lunch meat is about 5.00 that is plenty for a week, loaf of bread (which lasts two weeks) is 2.00-3.00, half pound of cheese 2.00-3.00.

Something like a 1.00-2.00 dollars a day. Substantially cheaper than eating out... You are spot on with the healthier part though. I disagree since we live in different places: Your supermarket is about 1/2-1/3 as cheap as the ones close to me! You spend around (taking your higher numbers): 5+3+3+2=13/5=2.6 per day in just ONE sandwich w/ out condiments or vegetables, no side dishes which let's say some baked potato chips for ~$0.55 if you buy a box in Costco, plus something to drink which tend to go at the very least $0.75 for a can of soda, water or coffee at work or if there is a place to put them at work around $0.33 if brought from home or free if your work provides it.
Brown Bag It! 14 Great Ideas for Weekday Lunches. Previous image.

Tips for a Better Solo Lunch Cooking for One. Time for School Lunch - Entertaining. As a kid, one of my favorite things was soup in a Thermos.

I'm now a teacher, and I regularly make soup on the weekend and bring it in my Thermos throughout the week. My other standbys are salads (everything but the kitchen sink, really: lettuce, grated beet, grated carrot, cucumber, tomato, sprouts, chickpeas, seeds and homemade dressing), some vegetable and grain combo (like steamed veggies on brown rice, or curried veggies on basmati rice) and especially-for-lunch pasta. As I type, I'm making pasta (pantacce, kind of like a cut-up lasagne noodle) with "creamy tomato" sauce (actually slow-roast tomatoed pureed with cannellini beans) and roasted veggies (gotta use up my cauliflower and broccoli).

That will feed me until Friday!
Packing a Lunch? 9 Useful and Cool Lunchboxes and Bags. Tips for Lunches That Can Be Left Unrefrigerated. 10 Plastic-Free Lunch Boxes. On the Side: 10 Healthy Snacks to Eat with Lunch. Office Lunch Survival Kit: 6 Essentials to Keep at the Office. We can think of few things more frustrating than trying to slice an apple with a plastic knife or picking through a bland salad for lack of black pepper.

Enter the Office Lunch Survival Kit: just a few essentials that can be tucked away in a drawer and that make a world of difference come lunch time!
These things stay at the office, and get washed and put away at the end of the meal. It's so handy to have them right there when you need them! 1. Set of Basic Dishes: Give your coffee mug some company. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What other things do you like to have with you at the office?

Ploughman's Lunch. Though the image it conveys, as a hearty sustenance for working in the fields, may be a bit outdated in today's world of cubicle jockeys, there are few meals I can think of that are so delicious and yet so inherently simple.

It is precisely the rustic nature of the ploughman's lunch that makes it so appealing and romantic.The ploughman's lunch is supposedly from a bygone era, but any attempt to pin the exact time period down lands you in the 1960s. Although its origins are strongly in doubt, its ingredients are not. First, you have the cheese. "Tradition" would dictate a nice hunk of Cheddar (English, of course) or Stilton. Personally, I'd love a bit of Stinking Bishop as an alternative. Next up, the pickle! Last, a hunk of bread!

Most recipes I found also included a salad.
Treat Yourself To A Ploughman's Lunch!
(Four) Variations on a Theme: Ploughman's Lunch The Cheesemonger. Without knowing it, we all probably have a ploughman's lunch pretty regularly.

It's basically a deconstructed cheese sandwich: a hunk of cheese, a knob of rustic bread, sometimes some greens, sometimes some meat, a tangy pickle of sorts or some kind chutney-like condiment, and an apple. And a beer on the side. Imagine a kid's lunchbox, and it'd probably contain a lot of the same components. Well, except for the beverage. Here, four variations on a classic English ploughman's lunch.The English have been onto something for awhile: cheese and beer make superb partners in crime. Let us first deconstruct the standard components of what goes into this English pub staple:
5 Quick and Delicious Lunches Under 400 Calories. For Tomorrow's Lunch: 10 Basics to Cook Tonight. 10 Vegan Lunch Ideas. Previous image Next image Bean dips and spreads Last week, we explored Vegan Breakfast Ideas; now let's move onto lunch!

Check out these 10 tasty and nourishing ideas for the midday meal and then share your own vegan-friendly tips in the comments!
• 1 Bean dips and spreads – Use spreads like Hummus and Fresh Shell Bean and Sage Spread on sandwiches or as a dip for pita, crackers, or vegetables. • 2 Chickpea sandwich – This Chickpea of the Sea sandwich filling can be made with vegan mayo or a vinaigrette in place of the mayo. • 3 Couscous – Couscous is fantastic both warm and cool; try Israeli Couscous with Chard or Couscous with Raisins, Pine Nuts, and Capers. • 7 Eggplant spread – Use sweet, smoky Baba Ghanoush as a spread for vegetable sandwiches and wraps. • 4 Lentils and grains – We can never get enough of this balanced and filling Lentil Salad with farro, cucumbers, and tomatoes.

Lunch-Packing Inspiration Flickr Finds. Back To Work and School: 15 Great Lunchbox Snacks. Eating at the Office: Pack a Lemon in Your Lunch Bag. Good Product: Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar.